Illustration: At a neighborhood art class, a student works on a preliminary pencil drawing of a seated dog. The paper shows light construction circles, overlapping attempts at the paws, and a rubbed-out tail position.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

下した書がき

shitagaki

draft, rough copy

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしはスピーチの下書したがきを書かいています。

    I am writing a draft of the speech.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 私わたしは論文ろんぶんの１回目かいめの下書したがきをした。

    I’ve made a first draft of my thesis.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 下書したがきが終おわったら、つけペンでペン入いれをします。

    Once the sketch is completed, ink it with a nib pen.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 下書

  • 下below; downOnカ・ゲKunした・しも・もと
  • 書writeOnショKunかく

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